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Help us provide scholarships for deserving Native youth to travel to our Nation’s Capitol
Help us provide scholarships for deserving Native youth to travel to our Nation’s Capitol
There are more than 500 abandoned uranium mines on and near the Navajo Nation, most of which have not been cleaned up, and UNITY Earth Ambassador Zunneh-bah Martin, Diné and Modoc’, New Mexico, plans to do something about this. Martin shares that she is “having a great experience with the Indigenous Lifeways Social Justice Fellowship. […]
UNITY Peer Guide Savanna Rilatos, Confederated Tribes of Siletz, OR, shared how she was able to give back to her community in a meaningful way: “Serving as Miss Siletz was such a rewarding experience, I represented my people, my community, my family, my culture, and my traditions. I was able to travel around the United […]
National UNITY Council (NUC) Rocky Mountain regional representative ArriAnna Henry-Matt, Bitterroot Salish, shared her experiences building a salishan sturgeon nose canoe to join her relatives on the Qlispé canoe journey. This was a historic event, as it has been over a hundred years since the upper Seliš have been paddling with their relatives. The UNITY […]
UNITY youth leaders have taken center stage across the U.S. this Native American Heritage Month. UNITY Peer Guide and Earth Ambassador, Angela Noah, White Mountain Apache, presented at the Oregon Students of Color Conference at Lane Community College representing the University of Oregon’s Native American Student Union. Her workshop, “Resiliency in Storytelling,” about the importance […]
UNITY 25 Under 25 Awardee and former Earth Ambassador Jazmine Wildcat continues her legacy of leadership within her community. A Riverton High School Student appeared before the Riverton City Council this past Tuesday to thank the Mayor and Council for the proclamation the city issued for Native American Heritage Month. Jazmine Wildcat’s comments, in their […]
UNITY’s Peer Guide and student intern is now also the current reigning Miss Indian Arizona. Audriana Mitchell, Colorado River Indian Tribes, and her court are doing a fantastic job! Learn more about our Miss Indian Arizona through this great article shining light on her accomplishments. Mitchell shared “I was very proud to be able to […]
Many organizations are doing great work to uplift the voices of our LGBTQ+ and Two Spirit youth by providing resources to share in your tribal and urban communities. The Northwest Portland Indian Area Health Board and WeRNative released a series of fact sheets and toolkits to assist providers in better service delivery for our Two […]
As we continue to carry on the support from Indigenous People’s Day across the nation, November highlights the celebration of Native American Heritage Month! It’s not only a time to amplify our stories, culture, traditions, and identity, but it is also a time to give back and honor the indigenous peoples of this land.
As the holidays approach, International Survivors of Suicide Day reminds us that this time of year can take a toll on survivors around the world. Survivors of suicide are those who lost a friend, family member, or community member to suicide. If you have lost someone to suicide, you are not alone. We Are Connected, together we […]